Welcome
Bonne Terre, Missouri is a Sleepy Looking Town About 60 Miles South of St. Louis.
The Depot
We Stayed @ The 1909 Depot.
Cozy
Our Room Was Cozy.
Entrance
The Mine Entrance is Right in the Middle of Town!
West End
We Registered w/ West End Diving.
Mulers
Here's the Entrance to the World's Ex-Largest Lead Mine!
Backside
This is the Back Side of the Entrance.
Ready
I'm Ready to Enter the Mine!
Going Down
The Path to The Water!
Humid
The Mine is a Constant 65 Degrees & The Humidity is in the Air.
No Tanks
The Walk Down Was Steep.
Billionaire
The Dock Floats on a BILLION Gallon Lake. They Pump 750,000 Out Every Month To Keep The Dock in the Same Location.
Tanked
The Tanks Are Filled in the Mine.
Gearing Up
Hey, Who's The Guy Getting Ready to Dive?
Level 1
This is the 1st of 4 Levels in the Mine & It's Over 2 MILES Wide. It Was Started in the 1860's and Closed in 1961.
Lonely
There's Only 1 Fish in the Mine.
Next One
I'm Getting Ready For Another Dive into the Constant 59 Degree Water.
Buddies
Brian Is a GREAT Dive Buddy.
Pillars
Excellent Photo of the Size of the Mine's Many Pillars.
No Lights
The Lights Also Illuminate The Water to a Depth of 30+ Feet.
Going Down
I'm Ready to Explore...
Holed
... The Key Hole.
Ore Car
An Ore Car to Explore.
Next
Time to Visit "The Structure", But First...
Story Time
... A Little Wet Reading. The Magazine on the Left Was Left By The Miners.
Bubbly
Lots of Bubbles From the Divers Exploring The Old Elevator Structure.
Shafted
We Swam Around & Through The Old Wooden Shaft.
Perspective
Good Perspective Brian!
Gifts
The Top Side Gift Shop.
Shoveling
Some Old Mining Equipment.
Outta There
An Emergency Escape Pod Used By The Miners.
Packing
Time to Pack Up & Head Home - We'll Be Back! HOLD ON, THERE's MORE...
Bubbler
... Well Kind of. My Little Disposable Underwater Camera Flooded on Both Dives I Used It. The Photos Aren't Perfect But....
We Made It
... I'm Sure You Can Tell It's Us.
Happy One
Here's Brian After Enjoying One of Our Dives.
Clearing
He's On His Way Down For The Shallow Ladder Room (Our Final Dive).
Fog Free
No Problems w/ Our Masks Fogging!
Moment
Taking Some of the Photographs You've Already Enjoyed.
Next Time
See Ya' Next Time!